Fun installations with NuGet, Extension Manager and Web Platform

so... i have read in blogs mentions and stuff about NuGet (formerly known as NuPack)
but i never actually used it..

i started using it last week at work and i love it! its easy to use, you have so much packages there but also you have the rating and the amount of downloads which is very important..
you want to know if the "package" you are about to start using has enough people using it so you can get support online. also it tells you about updates for those packages.

so what are you waiting for? go to tools --> Extension Manager
and install NuGet Package Manager
you wont regret it.

speaking of the Extension Manager.. same thing! use to the Extension Manager to power up your Visual Studio, i installed these extensions:

Nuget Package Manager - of course
Productivity Power Tools - a must have. by Microsoft itself, all kinds of small improvements for visual studio. read about Power Tools


Visual Nunit 2010 - just because its more convenient then the regular desktop ui for Nunit (and of course installed Nunit through NuGet)

JSEnhancements - very nice and convenient extension for JavaScript, it lets you collapse code blocks in JavaScript , i really think it saves me a lot of time when editing large JS files.
you can install it here

there is the JavaScript Parser extension which is very popular. i didn't get a chance to download it yet but its suppose to be good.

the next thing i played with this week was the Web Platform Installer in iis7

same idea like the extension manager but can save you more valuable time..
ill explain.. this week i decided to check out some CMS systems and see which is the best for me. for each CMS i had to go to there websites download, read how to install it and waste a lot of my time. but then i real about the Web Platform Installer, just got in clicked on the CMS category and with a click of a button install any CMS i want and start playing with it.

final thoughts:
since when Microsoft started being so cool? ;-) and why didn't i start using and playing with this stuff before?

have a good one, ill get back to coding